One of the more popular questions I get asked when on the Martha Stewart Whole Living sirius radio cleaning call-in that I do once a month, is what is the healthiest way to add a …

If you see sparkling white buildings on a Greek island, they have most likely been “painted” with whitewash. It has been used throughout the world, indoors and out, on plaster, concrete, masonry, and stone.
Whitewash is …

I admit to feeling uncomfortable when asked to remove my shoes as I enter someone’s home. The awkwardness is especially true if I am wearing stockings, as I feel exposed, as if my …

1. Synthetic Pesticides—and this includes herbicides and disinfectants.
According to a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, more than 80 percent of commonly used pesticides today have been classified by NAS researchers as potentially carcinogen. …

Dear Annie,
My boyfriend uses  Axe Shower Gel body wash and cleanser, and Axe Deodorant Stick. I can’t stand the smell and have gotten so sensitive to it I now can pick it up on …

What better natural, waterproofing material to use for waterproofing than lanolin, from wool? Designed by nature to keep wool-bearing animals dry, lanolin is commonly available at pharmacies, anhydrous lanolin usually comes in a tube.
Most …

One of the best ways to know which products you have should be taken to the household hazardous waste pickup or dump, is to read a product label’s “signal words.” They are placed on products …

I swung by the health food store this morning to buy some staples that I was running out of, TP and paper towels to be specific. I hardly ever buy paper towels, but a dog …

Starting a few days ago there has been a smell in my second floor home office that was beginning to drive me seriously crazy. I moved my office into this room a week or …

Dear Annie,
I am experimenting with aromatherapy and feel it is important to use pure essential oils. How do I tell if an oil is pure?
–Sally M., IL
Dear Sally,
It is good that you are paying attention …